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Historical Event on 8/1/1992

Narasimha Rao, PM, dedicates Vizag Steel Plant to the nation.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/20/1948Lord Mountbatten resigns as the Governor General of Indian Union.
12/20/1999The Government rejects underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's conditional offer to surrender.
5/26/1739Afghanistan was separated from the Indian empire as a result of a treaty signed between Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah and Nadir Shah.
2/10/1946Gandhiji revives 'Harijan' and allied group of weekly journals.
4/25/1993Indian Airlines plane hijacker shot dead by commandoes. All 141 persons rescued.
8/11/1954Yashpal Barburam Sharma, cricketer (Indian right-handed batsman early 80'), was born in Ludhiana.
9/30/1999India successfully test-fired its multi-target surface-to-air missile 'Akash'.
9/24/1922Jugal Mondal, social worker and politician, was born at Howrah.
5/22/1961Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento.
11/23/1983Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), the seventh biennial Commonwealth Summit, meets in New Delhi.